BA History and Philosophy
About this course
BA in History and Philosophy. Core topics include Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Research Methods, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students are taught in small groups by academic staff from the first year of the degree and can choose modules covering periods ranging from the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages to the modern era.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 33 points overall, including 6,5,5 at Higher Level
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What students say
Based on about 22 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 82%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 69%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
Most common jobs
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Modules
- Exploring History 1
- Exploring History 2
- Philosophy and Human Nature
- Perspectives on Politics
- Philosophy and The Good Life
- A World on the Move:Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization
- History and Historians: Contested Pasts
- Introductory Logic
- Revolutions
- The Long Road to Black Lives Matter
- Knowledge and Reality
- Politics and Society in 19th Century Ireland
- The American South 1619-1865
- Ireland since partition
- The American South, 1865-1980
- Modern Political Thought
- The Roman Origins of the East and West; From Augustus to Charlemagne
- The Expansion of Medieval Europe, 1000-1300
- Moral Theories
- The making of contemporary Britain: 1914 to the present
- History of Philosophy
- Revolutionary Europe, 1500-1789
- Nationalism and Liberation in 20th Century Africa
- Alexander The Great and the Creation of the Hellenistic World
- Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world
- Cabinets of Curiosity: Museums Past and Present
- Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
- Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future
- Philosophy of Race
- Revolution and Disaster in Ireland and Britain 1603-1707
- An Age of Revolutions: Britain and Ireland, 1688-1815
- That Vast Catastrophe: The Great Irish Famine
- The Soviet Union 1921-1991
- Philosophy of Religion
- The Irish Revolution, 1917-1921
- Working Class Communities in the UK 1900-1970
- Dissertation
- United Irishmen and Unionists: the religion and politics of Ulster protestants
- Kings, courts and culture in Carolingian Europe
- Applied Ethics
- Religion and Empire: Christian Missions To Africa, Asia and Middle East
- Crime & Punishment 19th Century Ireland
- Philosophy for Children
- Thatcher's Britain
- Sin Cities? Everyday Life in the Modern Metropolis
- The Ancient City
- Pop Culture and Protest in U.S. History
- Twentieth-Century China
- Paths to Independence and Decolonisation in India and East Africa
- Diaspora: Irish 19th-century migration
- Extermination: History and Memory of the Murdered Jews of Europe
- Philosophy of Technology and Environment
- War, Politics, and Identity in Late Medieval Ireland, c.1166-c.1521
- Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
- African and Irish Relations in the Americas
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £30,000. The £24,500 median after fifteen months is £3,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 33 points in the IB. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA History and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.